Pantie girdle



Se t. 5, 1939. c. BULLINGER PANTIE GIRDLE Filed Aug. 22, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 C. BULLINGER PANTIE GIRDLE Sept. 5, 1939.

Filed Aug. 22, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lfw/a 71502 Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES 2,171.91: mn'rm GIBDLE Conrad Bullinger, Riverside, IlL, assignor to A. Stein 8; Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application August 22, 1938, .Serial No. 226,010

2 Claims.

- This invention relates to undergarments and more particularly to that type of garment known in the feminine undergarment trade as a pantie girdle.

The conventional pantie girdle has the disadvantage of forming wrinkles and creases which are uncomfortable to the wearer, and the leg portions have a tendency to creep or roll up to the groin. Because of the wrinkles and i0 creases and bagginess of conventional panties, they are not well adapted for use under closely fitting gowns.

The conventional girdle has no crotch portion and no leg bands and has a tendency to creep up on the figure unless anchored to the stockings by means of the garters.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved undergarment which combines the dual functions of pantie and girdle having all of the advantages of the conventional panties and girdles without their disadvantages; to provide a pantie girdle which will impart the desired flatness to the abdomen and buttocks so as to provide a correct foundation for outer garments; to provide a garment of this kind which is free from all puckers, folds and wrinkles so as to be well adapted for use with closely fitting gowns; and to provide a closely fitting pantie girdle which will mold the body to the desired shape while still permitting the freedom of movement so essential to the comfort of the wearer.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pantie girdle to which this invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the three sections which form the garment.

Figure 3 is an enlarged top plan of the garment.

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective front and rear views, respectively, showing the garment on the body.

In the form herein shown, the improved garment is made of only three sections, 1. e.-a pair of substantially identical hip or side sections I, and an intermediate section 2, shown in Figure 2. These sections are stitched together, as shown at 3.

The sections I .are preferably made of elastic material resiliently stretchable both longitudinally and transversely, commonly known as two-way stretch, but they may be made of material which is resiliently stretchable transversely and substantially unstretchable longitudinally.

If the sections I are .made of elastic material which is stretchable in both directions, the intermediate section 2 is preferably resiliently stretchable longitudinally but substantially unstretchable transversely. If the sections I are stretch- 5 able only transversely, the intermediate section 2 is preferably made of inelastic material.

The side sections I are cut from strip material having a width equal to the desired length of. the garment, and having the edges thereof reinl0 forced, with woven bands 4, known. as selvage edges.

The sections Iare cut to the shape shown in Figure 2 and the cut edges are preferably doubled upon themselves and stitched. These sections 15 are flared at the bottom and the ends of each flared portion are stitched together to form leg bands 5. The garment is so constructed that the seams 6 of the leg bands are located on the inner side of the leg and these seams are reinforced 20 with inelastic tapes I. If desired, garters 8 may be suspended from the leg bands.

The intermediate or crotch section 2 is cut to the shape shown in Figure 2. It has a narrow central crotch portion 9 and widened end panels 2 III and II. The section 2 is of sufficient length so as to permit the panels 10 and II to traverse the abdomen and buttocks, respectively, to the waist of the garment.

It will be seen that the crotch section forms 30 no part of the leg bands and, therefore, the leg bands may fit snugly and comfortably without any creeping, binding, or tugging. Due to the absence of all wrinkles and creases, the garment may be worn under closely fitting garments. 35

Due to the fact that the panels I0 and II of the intermediate section are substantially unstretchable transversely they impart the desired flatness to the abdomen and buttocks.

Although but one specific embodiment of this 40 invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that certain details of the construction shown may be altered without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims. 45

I claim: I

1. A womans undergarment comprising a vertically elongated, longitudinally elastic, but transversely inelastic, fabric central section comprising front panel, back panel, and crotch parts, said section being so shaped that said crotch part is of such narrow widthas to be adapted to smoothly fit in thecrotch substantially withoutextending down the legs of the wearer, the side edges of the lower portion of the front panel tions, stretchable horizontally and vertically,

said sections having front and back side edges seamed to the adjacent side edges of said front and back panel parts, the lower portions of the front seams being thereby caused to approximately coincide with the groins of the wearer, and said front and back panel parts and side sections constituting a girdle structure adapted to constrictively fit the wearer, said side sections having lower portions provided with lateral extensions on their front and rear edges, the ends of the front extensions being joined to the ends of the rear extensions, whereby said lower side portions and extensions form legs completely encircling the legs of the wearer, the inner parts of said garment legs depending from and being united to the side edges of said crotch portion in continuation of the seams joining said front and rear edges to saidfront and back panel parts, said garment legs being circumferentially resilient and of such size as to be adapted to hug and smoothly fit the wearer with sufficient holding effect to adequately resist movement of the garment upwardly on the body of the wearer.

2. A womans undergarment comprising a vertically elongated, longitudinally elastic, but transversely inelastic, fabric central section comprising front panel, back panel, and crotch parts, said section being so shaped that said crotch part is of such narrow width as to be adapted to smoothly fit in the crotch substantially without extending down the legs of the wearer, the side edges of the lower portion of the front panel and of the adjacent portion of said crotch part being adapted to approximately coincide with the groins of the wearer, and side forming sections, stretchable horizontally and vertically, said sections having front and back side edges seamed to the adjacent side edges of said front and back panel parts, and said front and back panel parts and side sections constituting a girdle structure adapted to constrictively fit the wearer, said side sections having lower portions provided with lateral extensions on their front and rear edges, the ends of the front extensions being joined to the ends of the rear extensions, whereby said lowerside portions and extensions form legs completely encircling the legs of the wearer.

CONRAD BULLINGER. 

